Legendary star

Chapter 534 The longest winning streak in history

"Meng, congratulations!" After the frantic celebration and interaction with the fans, the Pacers players began to walk into the player tunnel in twos and threes. Meng Xu, who had finally gotten rid of countless reporters, just now Walking to the entrance of the player tunnel, Meng Xu found that Nowitzki was still waiting for him there.

"Thank you, Dirk, you played very well today, we almost lost." Meng Xu hugged Nowitzki while laughing.

"Don't be ridiculous. Today's game can be played like this, thanks to Steve. I sat on the bench most of the crucial fourth quarter." After hearing Meng Xu's words, Novi Nowitzki just shook his head, his expression was slightly embarrassed, but after a little depression, Nowitzki's expression quickly returned to normal: "Fortunately, today is not the finals, otherwise we would have no chance to win you, but through today's This game also let me know the gap between us, we will not lose to you in the next game."

"Then let's meet in the finals!"

"See you in the finals!"

"By the way, Meng, I think I need to explain to you about Steve. In fact, Steve is a good man. There may be some misunderstandings between you. I hope you don't pay too much attention to it." Just at the end of Meng Xu After exchanging pleasantries with Nowitzki, when he was about to walk into the player tunnel, Nowitzki took the initiative to talk about Nash.In fact, Nowitzki is not too clear about the unhappiness between Meng Xu and Nash, and Nowitzki has never seen any conflict between the two on the field, but Nash just looks like he doesn't want to see Meng Xu , Nowitzki wanted to ask the reason several times, but Nash just didn't say it. One side was a brother who fought side by side, and the other side was a good friend. Therefore, Nowitzki also wanted to clear up the misunderstanding between the two. While refusing to say anything, Nowitzki pinned his idea on Meng Xu, hoping to understand the reason and help the two of them reconcile.

"It's okay, I really appreciate Steve." Although winning today's game was very thrilling, it was actually very enjoyable for Meng Xu. Although Nash has entered a state of obsession, Nash's defense is still not enough. Let alone defending himself one-on-one, even Reggie Miller can't handle it. It made Meng Xu very enjoyable.As for why Nash is so hostile to him, Meng Xu is also at a loss. After thinking about it, there is probably only one thing that can make Nash like this, but this kind of thing, whether it is Meng Xu or Nash, is impossible to tell Nowitz Basic.

"Oh, by the way, Dirk, before the game, I made a bet with Steve to see who had the most assists in this game. It seems that I lost." Just when the two were about to part At that time, Meng Xu mentioned to Nowitzki the bet between himself and Nash before the game. In this game, Meng Xu had 22 assists and Nash had 24 assists. There is no doubt that Nash won the bet.

"Meng, Steve told me in the first quarter, but after the game, he said that if he loses the game, everything is meaningless. You should be the one who said that. "While talking, Nowitzki shook his finger and pointed at Meng Xu.

"What are you talking about? It seems that I can't afford to lose." Seeing Nowitzki's half-smile expression, Meng Xu quickly explained, for fear that Nowitzki would find him for himself after losing the bet. excuse.

"Liar, Steve doesn't care about such nonsense."

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Some people are happy and some are worried. After the game between the Pacers and the Mavericks, the entire Indianapolis was shrouded in a festive atmosphere, while the Mavericks left Indianapolis in a state of lamentation to face the next game. an opponent.Indiana is a state with a very good basketball atmosphere, but the Pacers are a team that lacks honor in the NBA. Although the Pacers have won the championship for two consecutive seasons after trading for Meng Xu, but compared to For top giants like the Lakers and Celtics, the Pacers' honor roll is still very scarce. Therefore, for all Pacers fans, the current 34-game winning streak is enough to make them excited for a long time.

On January 2004, 1, the day after the game against the Mavericks ended, the Pacers welcomed the San Antonio Spurs, currently ranked third in the Western Conference, back to back at home. After entering January, the Pacers’ schedule became easier. Not a lot, but compared with December, the Pacers' opponents are stronger, especially in this week, the Pacers will face the Mavericks, Spurs, Pistons, and Kings in a row. , the Pacers' winning streak is likely to end this week, and the Spurs, who have always been the Pacers' nemesis, were given the gift of ending the Pacers' winning streak by countless people after the Mavericks failed to block the Pacers. historical mission.

On the evening of January 1th, in a peaceful atmosphere, the Pacers ushered in their 10th game of the season. - Hilario, Jeff Foster is an inside fighter, but when facing a team led by Tim Duncan and Shaq O'Neal, the Pacers' inside line is not enough, not to mention Muto Mbo is still unable to play due to injury.

Therefore, under such circumstances, today's game is still very challenging for the Pacers.

In the offseason after the end of last season, although Popovich rarely waved a checkbook, those players who were favored by Popovich did not give the Spurs a chance to spend a lot of money, whether it was Jermaine- Shaquille O'Neal, Jason Kidd, or Sprewell all ended up missing out on the Spurs, but Popovich made small trades and signings, signing Hedo Turkoglu, Ron Mercer Al, Charlie Ward, Rasu Nesterovic, these players are all very good players, plus Tony Parker who is constantly improving, compared with Manu Ginobili, the overall strength of the Spurs There was some improvement last season, but the Pacers, Mavericks and even the Timberwolves and Heat have all had terrible records this season. This has also led to the Spurs, which have a record of 27 wins and 8 losses, and are currently only ranked No. [-] in the Western Conference. Three, the sixth position in the league.

Because of the relationship between Meng Xu and Duncan, the players of the two teams were very friendly before the start, but after the referee blew the whistle to start the game, this kind of harmony disappeared suddenly, and the game was played from the very beginning. It was very intense. In the second quarter, the two sides even had a conflict because Leopard was too aggressive in defending Meng Xu, and a gang fight almost broke out.

Seems to be irritated by Leopard's endless defense without any discipline. From the beginning of the third quarter, the whole game entered Meng Xu's performance time. He made 14 of 8 shots in the third quarter and 12 in the fourth quarter. He made 7 shots. Led by Meng Xu with 20+ points in two consecutive quarters, 53 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, the Pacers defeated the Spurs 103-91, increasing their winning streak to 35 games.

Maybe it was due to too many shots in the game against the Spurs, which consumed too much energy, or maybe it was because of the sudden drop in hand feel after consecutive outbursts. On January 2004, 1, when the Pacers played away against the Pistons, Meng Xu made 12 shots. In the last 17 minutes of the fourth quarter, he missed 6 shots in a row. Although he still contributed 2 points, 3 assists and 20 rebounds in the whole game, the Pacers scored 14 points in the away game. Lost to the Pistons than 8, and finally fixed his winning streak at 87 games.

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